Godzilla: The Series facts for kids
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| Genre | Action Adventure Drama Science fiction Animation Thriller |
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| Theme music composer | Jim Latham |
| Opening theme | Godzilla: The Series theme song |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (38 aired) |
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| Producer(s) | Audu Paden |
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| Camera setup | Myung Soo Song |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
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| Distributor | Columbia TriStar Television Distribution |
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| Original release | September 12, 1998 – April 22, 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Godzilla |
Godzilla: The Series is an exciting animated TV show from America and Japan. It first aired on Fox Kids in the United States between September 1998 and April 2000. This series is a direct follow-up to the 1998 Godzilla movie. Some actors from the movie, like Malcolm Danare, Kevin Dunn, and Michael Lerner, even returned to voice their characters!
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What is Godzilla: The Series About?
The show follows a special research team called HEAT, which stands for Humanitarian Environmental Analysis Team. This team is led by Dr. Nick Tatopoulos (voiced by Ian Ziering). Their main job is to fight against giant mutant monsters that keep appearing after the events of the 1998 Godzilla movie.
Dr. Tatopoulos finds an egg that survived the bombing from the movie. When it hatches, the baby monster thinks Nick is its parent! This new Godzilla, the only one of its kind to survive, becomes the main protector against other dangerous mutations. Nick and his team investigate strange events and work to keep people safe. The series also introduces new characters like Monique Dupre, a French secret agent, and Randy Hernandez, a computer expert.
Who are the Main Characters?
The H.E.A.T. Team
Godzilla on the Empire State Building as depicted in the opening to Godzilla: The Series.
- Godzilla (vocal effects by Frank Welker) – This is a giant mutated iguana monster. He is the only surviving child of the first Godzilla that attacked New York City in 1998. Because Nick was there when he hatched, Godzilla sees Nick as his parent and protects him fiercely. Nick can even control Godzilla a bit, which helps the team use him to fight other giant monsters. Unlike his parent, this Godzilla can breathe atomic fire!
- Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos (voiced by Ian Ziering) – He is the leader of the H.E.A.T. team and Godzilla's "adoptive father." Nick always tries to protect Godzilla and other mutations from governments that want to harm them.
- Dr. Elsie Chapman (voiced by Charity James) – Elsie is one of the first members of Nick's team. She is very smart and studies how Godzilla and other mutations behave.
- Dr. Mendel Craven (voiced by Malcolm Danare) – Mendel is the team's engineer and chemist. He can be a bit scared sometimes and has many allergies, but he is also very clever and finds solutions. He learns to trust Godzilla as a friend.
- Randy Hernandez (voiced by Rino Romano) – Randy is an intern working with Nick. He is also a big supporter of Godzilla, often calling him "the G-man" or "the big guy." Randy is great with technology but can be a bit lazy. He came up with the name H.E.A.T.!
- Monique Dupre (voiced by Brigitte Bako) – Monique is a French secret agent who is very skilled in fighting. She was first sent to kill Godzilla but later joined H.E.A.T. to watch over him. She seems serious but truly cares for her team and Godzilla.
- N.I.G.E.L. (voiced by Tom Kenny) – This is a robot created by Mendel. Randy reprogrammed him to have funny voices, like a cowboy or a Shakespearean actor. N.I.G.E.L. often gets damaged or destroyed in almost every episode, but he always gets rebuilt!
Other Important Characters
- Major Anthony Hicks (voiced by Kevin Dunn) – He is a military officer who helped fight the first Godzilla. At first, he doesn't trust the new Godzilla, but he eventually sees him as a hero.
- Audrey Timmonds (voiced by Paget Brewster) – Audrey is Nick's college friend and a reporter. Her job often causes problems between her and Nick.
- Victor "Animal" Palotti (voiced by Joe Pantoliano) – Animal is a cameraman who works with Audrey. He is always ready to help her film Godzilla and other monsters.
- Mayor Ebert (voiced by Michael Lerner) – He is the mayor of New York City. He is determined to keep the city safe from monster threats.
- Philippe Roache (voiced by Keith Szarabajka) – A high-ranking French agent. He led the hunt for the first Godzilla and later sent Monique to kill the second one, but changed his mind when Godzilla saved lives.
Who are the Villains?
- Cameron Winter (voiced by David Newsom) – He is a former classmate of Nick's and a very smart but sneaky technology boss. He wants to control Godzilla for his own bad plans.
- The Leviathan Aliens (voiced by Ron Perlman) – These are ancient aliens with mind-control powers. They crashed on Earth a long time ago and tried to take over the planet using mind-controlled monsters, including a robot version of the first Godzilla called Cyber-Godzilla.
- Alexandra Springer (voiced by Linda Blair) – She leads a group called S.C.A.L.E. (Servants of Creatures Arriving Late to Earth). They believe that mutant monsters are the next step in evolution and should be protected, even if they cause harm.
- Tobias Wilson (voiced by Dorian Harewood) – He is a circus ringmaster who runs a "mutant circus." He tries to capture Godzilla and other monsters for his show.
- Colonel William Tarrington (voiced by Michael Chiklis) – A soldier who creates mutant scorpions to use as weapons. He doesn't always see the danger of his creations.
- Dr. Hugh Trevor (voiced by Roddy McDowall) – A scientist who studies the Loch Ness Monster. He tries to capture Nessie's baby to sell it.
- Maximillian Speil (voiced by Clancy Brown) – A rich fight promoter who sets up secret monster fighting tournaments.
Episodes: What Happens?
Godzilla: The Series has two seasons with 40 episodes in total, though only 38 were aired. Each episode features the H.E.A.T. team and Godzilla facing a new challenge, usually a different giant mutant monster.
Season One (1998–1999)
| # | Title | Air Date | Summary |
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| 1 | New Family: Part 1 | September 12, 1998 | Nick Tatopoulos finds a surviving Godzilla egg in the New York sewers. The baby Godzilla hatches and grows huge, seeing Nick as its parent. The military attacks Godzilla, thinking he is dead. |
| 2 | New Family: Part 2 | September 19, 1998 | The team goes to Jamaica to investigate disappearances. They find giant squids and a mutant crustacean called Crustaceous Rex. Godzilla, who survived, returns to fight the beast. Nick must convince the military that Godzilla can help. |
| 3 | D.O.A. | September 26, 1998 | H.E.A.T. helps a country deal with "El Gusano Gigante," a giant mutant worm eating crops. A bioweapon makes the worm stronger, and Mendel must find a way to save Godzilla and defeat the worm. |
| 4 | The Winter of Our Discontent | October 3, 1998 | Godzilla fights robot insects. The team meets Cameron Winter, a tech boss and Nick's old rival. Winter wants H.E.A.T. to work for him, but Nick suspects his bad intentions. |
| 5 | Talkin' Trash | October 10, 1998 | Tiny, oil-eating microbes are released to clean up New York's garbage. They grow out of control, and the team and Godzilla must stop them before they eat all of Manhattan. |
| 6 | Cat and Mouse | October 31, 1998 | The team deals with giant mutant rats in New York's sewers. They also face three hunters who want to make Godzilla their ultimate hunting prize. |
| 7 | What Dreams May Come | November 7, 1998 | A strange electrical creature called the Crackler attacks New York. The team investigates its connection to a man named Sidney Walker. |
| 8 | Leviathan | November 14, 1998 | The team helps rescue a scientist exploring the Leviathan, an alien spaceship buried deep in the Pacific. They discover the alien crew is alive and has plans for Earth. |
| 9 | Hive | November 21, 1998 | H.E.A.T. investigates a volcanic island where mutated plants and giant bees have appeared. They must escape the island as the volcano erupts again. |
| 10 | Bird of Paradise | December 5, 1998 | A winged creature attacks villages in Mexico. The team discovers it's Quetzalcoatl, a fire-breathing bird-dinosaur hybrid. Things get worse when it takes Elsie. |
| 11 | DeadLoch | February 6, 1999 | H.E.A.T. goes to Scotland after a scientist claims the Loch Ness Monster attacked his lab. Nick discovers the scientist captured Nessie's baby. Godzilla and Nessie must work together to save the baby. |
| 12 | Monster War: Part 1 | February 13, 1999 | The H.E.A.T. team faces big problems: a giant Bat in Nigeria, the Leviathan ship being found, and the aliens returning with an army of controlled monsters to conquer Earth. |
| 13 | Monster War: Part 2 | February 20, 1999 | The aliens gather their monster army, including a mind-controlled Godzilla. They plan to attack cities worldwide with their ultimate weapon: Cyber-Godzilla, a robot version of the first Godzilla. |
| 14 | Monster War: Part 3 | February 27, 1999 | H.E.A.T. escapes and fights to defeat the aliens. They must free the monsters from alien control to help humanity save the planet. |
| 15 | Competition | March 6, 1999 | In Japan, H.E.A.T. investigates disappearances and battles the Japanese military, who see Godzilla as a threat. The real danger is a mutant King cobra that Godzilla must fight in Tokyo. |
| 16 | Freeze | March 13, 1999 | H.E.A.T. investigates disappearances in Antarctica. They battle mutant "Ice Borers" and an energy company trying to hide the truth. |
| 17 | Bug Out | March 20, 1999 | Godzilla is acting out, and Audrey accidentally reveals this on TV, straining her relationship with Nick. Meanwhile, a giant mutant termite colony is destroying the Amazon rainforest. |
| 18 | Web Site | May 1, 1999 | The Pentagon asks H.E.A.T. to investigate growing spider populations near an Army base. They find a huge mutant female black widow spider laying millions of eggs. |
| 19 | An Early Frost | May 8, 1999 | Godzilla is blamed for attacking New York, and the military wants him stopped. H.E.A.T. discovers the real culprit is the Chameleon, a monster created by Cameron Winter to frame Godzilla. |
| 20 | Trust No One | July 31, 1999 | H.E.A.T. investigates an abandoned lab where scientists created a creature made of pure DNA. This creature can copy any living thing, making it hard to know who to trust. |
| 21 | Juggernaut | August 14, 1999 | An alien technology falls to Earth and starts taking over human machines, growing huge. It learns about humanity's weapons. The team must stop it before it controls nuclear missiles. |
Season Two (1999–2000)
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| 1 | Future Shock | September 18, 1999 | While chasing a mutant jellyfish, H.E.A.T. is sent to the year 2022. They find a future where Godzilla and other monsters are dead, and terrifying creatures called Dragmas rule. They must return to the past to stop the scientist who created them. |
| 2 | Cash of the Titans | September 25, 1999 | A giant water beetle attacks H.E.A.T. headquarters, but Godzilla doesn't respond. The team finds out that a billionaire is running a monster fighting ring, and Godzilla is his new main fighter. |
| 3 | S.C.A.L.E. | October 2, 1999 | H.E.A.T. deals with Skeetera, a giant mutant female mosquito, but is attacked by S.C.A.L.E., an eco-terrorist group who believe monsters are the next stage of evolution. The terrorists take over Monster Island, and Godzilla and the team must stop them. |
| 4 | Protector | October 9, 1999 | Archaeologists in Egypt accidentally wake up Norrzug the Iron Lion, a huge Sphinx-like monster. The team learns it was deliberately rusted long ago and must find a way to stop it again. |
| 5 | Freak Show | December 11, 1999 | A mutant sea anemone named Medusa escapes a circus and goes on a rampage in Manhattan. The team discovers it needs water from victims to survive and must stop it from draining all water on Earth. |
| 6 | End of the Line | December 18, 1999 | Nick and Audrey's cruise is attacked by a mutant turtle. Godzilla saves them, but not alone! He's with Komodithrax, a mutant Komodo dragon, and they seem to be in love. Godzilla has even become a father to her egg. The military wants to destroy all monsters, forcing Nick to protect them. |
| 7 | What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been | January 15, 2000 | Godzilla is infected by a giant mutant bacterium called the Bacillus and is fighting for his life. Nick and Monique must go inside Godzilla's body to destroy the infection. |
| 8 | Wedding Bells Blew | January 22, 2000 | Elsie is forced to attend her sister's wedding instead of helping H.E.A.T. catch a mutant manta ray. When the monster interrupts the wedding, Elsie is determined to prove herself. |
| 9 | Metamorphosis | January 29, 2000 | A giant mutant centipede, the Megapede, eats crops in Illinois. It then changes into a giant Cicada whose mating call disrupts radar. H.E.A.T. must silence it to fight back. |
| 10 | Area 51 | February 5, 2000 | H.E.A.T. investigates a possible monster sighting at Area 51. They discover that the base creates mutations through underground nuclear testing. A mutant thorny devil escapes, and the team must stop it from reaching Las Vegas. |
| 11 | The Twister | February 12, 2000 | A twister hits the beach where the team is relaxing. They trace it to an energy experiment and discover a giant mutant shrew bonded to the twister, creating a "Shrewster." They must defeat it before it eats everything in New York. |
| 12 | Shafted | February 19, 2000 | The team meets a lost girl whose brothers went into a silver mine where miners disappeared years ago. They encounter the Silver Hydra, a monster that turns victims into silver statues and can regenerate. |
| 13 | Where Is Thy Sting? | February 26, 2000 | While tracking Godzilla, the team finds a giant mutant scorpion called Ts-eh-go. The military, led by Colonel William Tarrington, wants to destroy both monsters and use the scorpion's offspring as weapons. |
| 14 | Lizard Season | March 11, 2000 | Cameron Winter releases three hunters from jail and gives them powerful "Lizard Slayers" (giant robots and vehicles) to destroy Godzilla. Cameron takes control of H.E.A.T.'s computers, so Nick and the others must find a way to save Godzilla. |
| 15 | Vision | March 18, 2000 | Giant mutant hummingbirds attack aircraft in San Francisco. They move too fast for Godzilla to fight. Craven creates special goggles to help Godzilla see and fight them. |
| 16 | Underground Movement | April 1, 2000 | The team splits up due to a lawsuit. Randy and Craven try to deal with a giant fungus called Armillaria in Michigan, which sucks the life out of living things. The others must rescue them and defeat the fungus. |
| 17 | Ring of Fire | April 22, 2000 | A creature made of living flame, the FireFly, attacks an oil platform. Randy and Mendel try to use its energy-regenerating ability for money, but it escapes and starts burning everything. |
Video Games
Two video games based on Godzilla: The Series were released for the Game Boy Color. They were developed by Crawfish Interactive and published by Crave Entertainment. The first game, Godzilla: The Series, came out in 1999, and the second, Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars, was released in 2000.
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